19/09/2026
I saw the water quality post and the development comments. I cannot remain silent, nor will I use a city page for my campaign opinions.
I have watched my hometown change for more than 50 years. Change is inevitable, but growth is not always progress.
Boca has allowed too much development, too quickly and at too great a scale. We continue approving projects while developments approved years ago have yet to be built, meaning we have not fully experienced their cumulative impact. From the other side of the dais, I now see how existing ordinances, codes, and prior approvals can limit our ability to simply say, “Enough.”
But we can shape what comes next.
Ordinance 4035 is sunsetting, and what replaces it will help define Boca for generations. I want those decisions made with our neighborhoods, public land, natural beauty, ecosystem and infrastructure in mind, not simply how much more can be built.
Campaign season will bring plenty of promises. Look beyond the words to records, actions, campaign funding, and whether someone’s commitment to Boca existed before they needed your vote. I want leadership that understands not only what Boca has become, but what we have already lost in the name of “progress.”
I do not accept developer contributions, even if that puts me at a financial disadvantage. I am not wealthy. I am the working middle class. My circle of friends would never assume you should know who they are in the caste system of Boca. This is a choice I made because public service, to me, is stewardship, not power, not a political stepping stone, and not preparation towards the next step to higher office.
Would I be disappointed if I lost? Absolutely, but more because I worry about what we could lose as a city. I have seen and heard enough from behind the dais to understand how consequential the next few years will be.
Boca Raton should not be collateral damage on anyone’s path to higher office. It is our home. Once we build away what makes Boca uniquely Boca, no amount of money can buy it back and unless you have lived it, you will never understand the “price” we have paid.
